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HEALTH ALERT: Health issues a statement related to 9 deaths in two nearby communities in Nsok-Nsomo
For the moment, samples have been taken from the direct contacts of the deceased, the results of which will be available in the next 48 hours, meanwhile, the Vice President of the Republic has ordered a 48-hour quarantine throughout the province of Kie-Ntem.
By Noweg February 9, 2023 in Health
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ALERT RELEASE
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea informs the population that in recent weeks there has been an unusual epidemiological situation in the Nsok Nsomo district, Kie-Ntem Province, related to 9 deaths in two nearby communities, a short time apart, who presented the following symptoms: fever, weakness, vomiting blood, and diarrhea.
Yesterday, February 7, the regional authorities notified this Ministry of the events that occurred. Given the epidemiological picture, the Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has proceeded to initiate the protocol established at the national level for the management of health emergencies:
Constitution of the Crisis Committee chaired by the Minister and made up of a multidisciplinary team made up of MINSABS executive and technical staff, as well as WHO experts based in the country.
Preparation of the first contingency and immediate response plan that includes the limitation of mobility to and between the affected districts and the reinforcement of local epidemiological surveillance services.
As the cases were reported, a team of experts was sent to the affected towns to investigate the facts in depth; performing COVID-19 tests on all citizens, all with negative results. After tracing the direct contacts of the deceased, they have been placed in preventive isolation, stool, blood and urine samples were taken to be sent to the WHO reference laboratory in the African region, which will have the results in the next 48 hours. It should be noted that a case of a woman and hers, two of her children, who were transferred to the Hospital, placed in isolation, under treatment and who are evolving favorably, was detected in a quackery.
While waiting to know the situation and the scope of the event, we make a special appeal to all those attending the wakes and burials that took place in the town of Ebú Nsok Mokomo between January 7 and 24; and in the town of Ngumu between January 24 and February 6, both belonging to the Nsok Nsomo District, contact the following telephone number: 555 627 979
At the same time, we call on all citizens to remain calm, and in the event that they present symptoms such as fever, weakness, vomiting blood and diarrhea, contact their community president by phone.
Likewise, we remind you that infection prevention measures must be maximized: avoid direct contact with people who present the symptoms described above, washing and disinfecting hands, correct use of a mask, correct cooking and disinfection of food and avoiding unnecessary crowds (festivities or family events included) At the same time, handling of corpses by non-medical personnel should be avoided, and attend wakes.
Finally, we appeal to the good use of the available means of communication and to the non-dissemination of unofficial information to avoid major difficulties in handling the emergency.
We remind citizens that Equatorial Guinea has previously experienced situations epidemiologically complex that have been overcome thanks to the involvement of health personnel in the country and citizen collaboration. We will continue to report promptly on the evolution of the epidemiological situation.
https://ahoraeg.com/ciencia-y-salud...os-en-dos-comunidades-cercanas-en-nsok-nsomo/
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The districts of Nsok-Nsomo and Ebibeyin have been isolated due to a possible epidemiological outbreak
The Ministry of Health has taken samples from the direct contacts of the deceased, the results of which will be available in the next 48 hours.
By Belgium Nvó Acaba February 9, 2023in Health
Nsok-Nzomo and Ebibeyin, districts of Kie-Ntem province, are experiencing a possible outbreak that has so far claimed nine human lives.
Concerned by this alarming situation, the Vice President of the Republic, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, has urgently summoned the ministries of Health, Interior, Security, Defense and the WHO representation in the country to find out the motives for this possible epidemiological situation unusual and take precautionary measures.
According to the report presented by the Minister of Health,
the nine deceased so far are from the towns of Ngomo and Evusok-Mokomo respectively.
They presented symptoms such as weakness, vomiting blood, fever and diarrhea. Four of the dead were from the same family, who had direct contact with the first victim who manifested the same symptoms. As a result of this disturbing situation, the vice president and the health workers have agreed on the need to isolate the epicenter until the origin of the outbreak is determined, after learning the results of the first medical tests.
Although what the country is facing remains to be determined, Nguema Obiang Mangue believes that it is better to take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the lives of his compatriots. To this end, he has recognized the experience that Equatorial Guinea has with Covid-19, and has instructed the Defense and Security ministers to exercise extreme vigilance in the districts of the Kie-Ntem province, limiting movement.
https://ahoraeg.com/ciencia-y-salud...ebibeyin-por-un-posible-brote-epidemiologico/
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New victim of mysterious deaths in Ebibeyin and Nsok-Nsomo districts
Three people are in quarantine in the isolation unit of the Ebibeyin hospital.
By Belgium Nvó Acaba February 10, 2023 in Health
A woman has died at the Jesús Alfonso Oyono Alogo hospital in Ebibeyin, the victim was the mother of one of the young people who died last Monday from the same causes. According to sources, the two attended the funeral of a relative in Ndum-Esatop, Nsok-Nsomo district, a place that, according to health experts, could be the epicenter of this possible epidemiological outbreak.
With this new case, the number of people who lose their lives due to mysterious fevers, diarrhea and vomiting, registered in recent days in the districts of Nsok-Nsomo and Ebibeyin, increases.
The experts still do not know the real causes that produce these deaths, for this reason they invite the resident population of Ebibeyin to go to the hospital in case of fever, headache or vomiting blood.
The isolation unit of the Ebibeyin hospital already has three cases, whose patients are in quarantine.
https://ahoraeg.com/ciencia-y-salud...as-en-los-distritos-de-ebibeyin-y-nsok-nsomo/
After registering the #Epidemiological Alert in the province of Kie Ntem; #MINSABS issued an Institutional Statement yesterday that you can read and download at the following link
